Panthers hand S-C 8-3 loss in first game of tourney

The Smith-Cotton Tigers opened up the 2014 West Central Missouri Baseball Tournament, hosted by S-C and Warrensburg high schools, with an 8-3 loss to the Ray-Pec Panthers on Wednesday evening at Dey Field at Liberty Park Stadium.

Other games in the tournament are being played at Warrensburg High School and Crane Stadium at UCM in Warrensburg.